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Justin Feldhouse
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Hello there! I'm Justin and I'm a gearhead and tech enthousiast.
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A portable* and smart* LED projector - ViewSonic M2e Review
The M2e is ViewSonic's latest compact LED projector that's both portable and smart. And while that is technically true, it does leave room for interpretation.
0:00 It's been a while
0:22 Intro
2:00 USB-C
3:38 Is it suitable for gaming?
4:13 Placement
5:07 Focusing
6:07 Portable* and Smart*
6:46 Aptoide store and apps
8:23 Bluetooth connectivity
9:26 Image quality
12:02 Issues I faced
12:55 Should you consider it?
13:24 *
14:15 Outro
Using a new camera that's not focusing all that great automagically, still getting used to using it :')
0:00 It's been a while
0:22 Intro
2:00 USB-C
3:38 Is it suitable for gaming?
4:13 Placement
5:07 Focusing
6:07 Portable* and Smart*
6:46 Aptoide store and apps
8:23 Bluetooth connectivity
9:26 Image quality
12:02 Issues I faced
12:55 Should you consider it?
13:24 *
14:15 Outro
Using a new camera that's not focusing all that great automagically, still getting used to using it :')
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Відео
This might be the best portable projector! - XGIMI MoGo Pro
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Most portable projectors are pretty small, lightweight and have some smart functionalities that come in very handy. But still there hasn't been one portable projector that could make me ditch the HDMI port to make it truly portable. Until now. Use code 202006JUST to get a discount on de-store.xgimi.com
Is Stadia the future of gaming?
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Stadia was supposed to be the next big step for (cloud) gaming. While declared dead by many within months, this is what I think of Stadia after 3 months of use.
Recommended Onewheel Pint / XR Accessories (for beginners)
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Most new Onewheel owners make the same mistake by not getting these 3 (or 4 depending on your usage), in my eyes, must have accessories for their Onewheel XR or Onewheel Pint. These might not be the best accessories for everyone, but at least get yourself at least a helmet. Float on! #1 Thousand Helmet - Carbon Black www.explorethousand.com/products/heritage-thousand-helmet?variant_name=carbon-...
This projector gets the job done pretty well. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxS9P8zTOcmQg-hH0QeUi3dspOLyYgQ6dH Bear in mind it's a mini projector but all things considered the picture quality is pretty good. The attached photo is of the projector projecting onto my white closet doors. I still have not messed with the settings but I can't wait for our first family movie night on a larger scale. If you have issues with volume not working with your firestick, go into volume settings and you will find your solution there.
Merhaba viewsonic m2e vs samsung freestyle ?
How does this compare to the regular mogo 2 ? Is it worth the extra 200?
I have this one and I am far more satisfied
Very detailed video...very informative, thank you very much.
This one is currently rated best at wirecutters too 🤔
Is there any portable projector that is quiet?
There are, but non of them are silent. All projectors need to be cooled and most of the times that’s done with a fan. The thing is, smaller fans like the ones in portable projectors make a more audible sound most of the times. Depending on your threshold and usage some models might fair better than others.
Any updates on fan noise?
So are you telling me this projector is 35DB fan noise in ECO? That's wayyyy too loud
a very underrated channel ! Good success in 2022, Bro all the best.
How is it like using it as a CEC device? If I plug in a chorecast via hdmi and I turn that on, does the projector go straight to the HDMI input or do I still need to fiddle around with the OS?
Can i put this on the side of my bed and adjust the screen to in the center of the bed? Thanks
90% of the video I see your face. 10% the projector...
How does it compare with the Nebula Solar Portable?
These days you can throw a Amazon fire tv stick to anything and don't have to worry about operating system of the projector. It matters the most the lumens and the resolution, right? With projectors with build in Android TV you pay more for that unfortunately.
I have the xgimi mogo pro. It is bright and sharp for a portable. As a projector it is ok. The colors look better than many portable single chip dlp machines using a color wheel. Space ( Lack of space ) was a major consideration for me. I tried a number of portables. I thnk there are very real limitations that will not allow them to deliver dedicated projector home theater performance. I bought a $250 dollar full size LCD projector and projected to its minimum size of 50" . It has been more satisfying than any of the portables. All of them costing more. Some costing more than twice as much. Theres a sense of effortlessness, warmth and color accuracy that the cheap $250 full size projector delivered on my 50" screen that portables can't approach because of the said limitations. The only portable dlp projector I have that was engineered with fewer ( on average ) mis-steps in colors is the Aaxa M6. But it doesn't use a color wheel. It makes use of 3 dedicated color engines.
You don’t say much about iphone uses. Is it iphone friendly?
So let me get this right. You can play NETFLIX, AMAZON PRIME ETC but not full 1080p? Is that correct?
No, you can play them all at 1080p, the native resolution of this projector. In my opinion it is best to use this projector with a firestick or chromecast.
Great review! Please keep doing this, you are going to get a lot of subscribers with this quality of content 👍
Can you charge this via usb portable power bank to give it a longer battery life?
Okay guys I am gonna keep it simple. I want to buy it soon. M2 or M2e? Just comment
great review. I'm comparing xgimi mogo pro plus vs this one. addressed many of my concerns for this projector. thx
which one did you go with?
This was such an amazing review. You touched on so many aspects that not even expert projector reviewers get to. Which actually matter a lot to some of us, like the input lag. Thank you!
The lack of internal battery is great for people like me who avoids products with internal batteries in general.
I agree, it is better to use an external power bank that can come in handy for other things. I am using a Lenovo USB-C powerbank that has pass through charging and I can use it with my Lenovo laptop.
Is it because the battery will die over time? Even if so you can still use it with a powerbank, can't you?
Does M2 have the same noise problem like M2e? Thanks for the review
I just bought M2. M2 does fine in term of noise. Good projectors so far.
sir do you still have this? do you sell your already reviewed projectors? i want to buy a decent projector, but i cant afford to buy a brand new one 😔😔😔
We need more good knowledgeable projector reviewers!!! Your video quality is fantastic
Great review, thank you. Can you control the sound settings, e.g. switching between different sound modes like cinema, music etc. or use the equalizer when using wired or bluetooth headphones? Not even the customer service at viewsonic knew the answer to this straight way, it seems like such an obvious feature for such a proctor, however, i am about to return my LG hd pf50ka that lacks this option. Thank you so much. 🙏
How do you point it at the ceiling with all the cables coming out the back? The Viewsonic M1+ at least has the ports on the side.
He's portable, so you have a battery, no need cables for nearly 2hours
Nice video Justin. Very clear and detailed. Do you know which version of sw you were running? I have the same unit which has version 1.01 and the fan noise is too loud for a unit of this size & power. They told me there were no plans to update the software further for noise levels.
Thanks! I was running V1.01 as well and got a confirmation from the engineers that the issue would be resolved in a future firmware update. These things unfortunately can take a while, but the update will come :)
They are at 1.06 right now. The fan noise was okay for me, but this is a relative thing.
Great review. I’d love to see a review from you on the xgmi halo? Have you had a chance to try one?
Thanks! I actually get to try a lot of different projectors for my day job and the Halo is an amazing portable projector. It's a step up from the MoGo Pro in terms of audio and video quality and brightness. I won't be reviewing the Halo, but I will be reviewing the XGIMI Horizon in a while.
For picture quality and overall, would you recommend halo or M2? Im curious about their big different in contrast reason
Very underrated channel! One question: Let's say I got an MP4 file on my MacBook, how do I get that played? Only via USB stick or HDMI cable (i.e. not wireless)?
Thanks! The M2e supports wireless display mirroring, so you can cast wireless that way. I'm not sure if the desync issue is prevelant when casting from an Apple device, but you can always play via a USB stick, desperate ChromeCast or USB-C/HDMI cable.
do you prefer this one with a separate battery, or the XGIMI mogo pro?
I'd also be interested how this projector fares vis-a-vis the MoGo Pro overall!
Both are great projectors but bot have their strong and weak points. Overall, the MoGo Pro isn't as bright and as snappy focusing compared to the M2e and has a higher input lag. The Android TV OS on the MoGo Pro gives it a huge advantage over the M2e. But then again, Netflix also isn't available. In both cases you'd need a separate media player or Chromecast to make it do everything you'd want. It's pretty much a tie depending on your preference over software / hardware specs. Both are excellent portable* projectors, but only the MoGo Pro is truly portable (as long as you have a working internet connection).
Can you cast Netflix from your phone to the projector?
Unfortunately, like a lot of other Android powered (even Android TV) projectors, it won't allow Netflix to be cast.
so is the M2e the same like M2 you need to plug in the wifi dongle in order to connect it to the wifi? I ordered M2 but the wifi dongle stoped working after a week... now I'M debating if I should get M2e or M2
With the M2e, the Wi-Fi module is built in to the device itself. No dongle needed :)
What's the true ANSI lumens?
I haven't gotten around testing that, not owning an illuminometer and all that. But I will in future reviews.
I like ur review 😊😊😊 thank u
Nice review ! I had the M2 and while I loved it the main feature I was looking for didn't work well ( the horizontal or 4 point keystone correction made the image laggy, like it was 15/20 fps... ) So I was wondering if it's fixed in this model ? Does the 4 point keystone impact the image ?
Thanks! In the brief time I tested the projector I didn't notice any slowdown or hiccups when utilizing any form of keystone or 4-corner correction. To be fair, most of my testing was with, at most, either vertical or horizontal keystone. So, if the problem only occurred with 4-corner correction at a couple of minutes, there's a big chance I didn't get to see it. Any form of keystone is destructive towards image quality, so when setting projectors up, I always try to minimize using it as much as possible.
I tried both, and can confirm the m2e does not suffer from this half as much as the m2. It's like the processor in the M2 isn't powerful enough. I kept the m2e over the M2 for this very reason.
Great work!
Do you have any thoughts on ANKER NEBULA Mars II Pro projector?
I haven't gotten the chance to try out any of Ankers projectors but looking at the specs I think it's a solid projector. Only issues I have is that the Mars II Pro focusses more on brightness as opposed to resolution. I'd appreciate a FHD resolution more, but that's for my usage and preference. It all depends on the viewing distance, size, and ambient light. For me, I'd still darken my room as much as possible with a portable projector.
@@JustinFeldhouse Thank you so much.
I wish I have projector I can't afford to buy it... 💔😢
Justin, can you test auto keystone correction on your M2e while the projection mode is set to front ceiling mode and tell me if it gives you any problems? Mine just makes a clicking noise and never adjusts the image shape
Just tried it out and it works normally for me. The clicking noise might be the projector automatic refocusing. The auto keystone does however only work on the vertical axis, if you need the horizontal keystone you'll need to switch to manual keystone correction ;)
@@JustinFeldhouse Hmm ok thanks. I accidentally ordered 2 of these projectors and they both have the same issue. It isn’t the auto focus as I have that turned off. If I go to the settings menu and watch the keystone values, I can see it he numbers toggling back and forth in sync with the clicking noises
In 3.30: I'm not sure if I can help but maybe you could try with Zendure SuperHub NS. Again I don't know if is that what you looking for, hope I can help. I'm planing on buy this projector and I'll bypass Viewsonic software through a Chromecast in the back and problem solved for me. Yes is more accesories and anothe thing to buy but I really like the design and the brand give me confidence. I would like to see a vs between this one and the Nebula Solar and maybe another projector in the same class. Keep it up with the great work. Greetings from Chile, wish you the best.
I've never heard of the Zenzure SuperHub before! While it does seem to do what I was looking for, it doesn't output enough power for the M2e, unfortunately. Thanks for the tip though! I'll try to do some comparisons in the future :)
Yes, I recommend Google TV with Chromecast. The nice thing is that the Chromecast can be powered via the USB-C port, one less cable. The USB-A on the projector does not have enough power for the Chromecast. The Viewsonic software on this projector is garbage. I prefer my projectors to be dumb, I can make them smart with an Apple TV, Firestick, or Chromecast.
Thank you for your video! It helps me so much! Especially the gaming part!
Glad it helped!
I bought it and let me tell you few things.. This projector runs android 6.0, it has 1Gb RAM, and the aptoide store is useless. While you can install external apps, none all of them will work as expected. Netflix is included, the UA-cam app included, which is not the original one, crashes randomly. Install kodi? You can, it crashes too, impossible to use it. Well, what about connecting a laptop or external media centre, it works, from time to time, the projector firmware becomes unresponsive, so no volume, no focus, nothing. When it works, it is great, when it is not working, which is the majority of the time, it is extremely annoying. They really need to rethink the hw specs and/or make a major improvement on the firmware.
On paper the specs aren't amazing, I agree. But in my video I address the issues with the smart platform it uses. Netflix is available though and works fine for me. I haven't encountered the projector becoming unresponsive. Maybe you have a defective model?
@@JustinFeldhouse it might be defective. However, i started the process to return the unit. Xiaomi has released a HD Projector in the market, similar price if you know where to buy it online, among other features... hdr10, Android tv 10, however poor HW specs too. If the refund process goes ok, i will take the money and i will give it a try to xiaomi one. I would only keep viewsonic if the issues got fixed (normal consumer expectations), the firmware is rebuilt up to the point it is highly stable. I suspect it will take while, so, in the short term, i will move to another vendor.
Is it possible to send content to it through chromecast without an actual wifi network? Lets say you go somewhere without any internet access and hang up a sheet and use this projector, can you stream content to it? Regular chromecast doesn't work in this scenario in my experience
Good question! It's actually possible with a regular Chromecast as long as it's updated to the latest firmware. I'm not sure about devices with built-in Chromecasts or Android / Google TV. I'll check that out when I'll get to review another Android TV enabled projector.
Is the fan noisy and loud?
It's barely noticeable actually. Of course it makes a little noise, but you'll forget all about it when playing a video. And that's not the case with a projector I'm testing out now😅
had to dislike bro, you said 16gb of ram.... rookie mistake....
Did I? Hmm, better pay more attention to that next video
Only talk No demo😡
I ordered this projector based on this review, the projector is horrible, bad, bad quality very pixelated and to dark. Don't believe everything this people said. Provably this are paid review. Horrible, horrible.
As far as mobile projectors go, I still believe this projector offers a lot for the price. The brightness is fairly low and the chip is pretty small compared to dedicated multimedia projectors like an Optoma HD146X that offer a much better image. But for a portable option this still is a great choice. My review wasn't sponsored or paid. Even had to ask XGIMI to even mention my name in the video that they re-uploaded to their channel... 😅